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A largely peaceful protest in France
Socialist country btw
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A largely peaceful protest in France
Socialist country btw
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Tonight in Paris, France 🇫🇷
Peak socialism
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YSK: starting Feb. 1, passengers arriving at US airports nationwide without a REAL ID or another acceptable form of identification, such as a passport, will face a $45 fee
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Previously you could just use a driver's license for domestic flights without the fine.
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Another ICE murder in Minneapolis
From this angle, it does look like all the shots were fired by ICE.
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TIL: 70% of ICE Detainees Have No Criminal Record
Being undocumented isn’t a criminal offense.
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China approves launch of world first brain-computer interface device
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AI surveillance state on the horizon
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Rent is theft
Rent-seeking behavior is unfortunately very common.
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Bondi letter to Walz requests access to Minnesota voting and welfare records, repeal of 'sanctuary' policies
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon has issued the following statement in response:
The answer to Attorney General Bondi’s request is no. Her letter is an outrageous attempt to coerce Minnesota into giving the federal government private data on millions of U.S. Citizens in violation of state and federal law. This comes after repeated and failed attempts by the DOJ to pressure my office into providing the same data.
Minnesota’s elections are fair, accurate, honest, and secure. Every step of the way they are organized by local officials – Minnesotans who do honest, hard work to ensure their neighbors, friends, and family have access to a secure ballot.
Our office has already provided the Department of Justice a detailed explanation of how we successfully manage and secure our voter registration files. Yet, without alleging any wrongdoing by Minnesota, the DOJ continues to demand that we disclose private data such as social security and drivers’ license information. We have repeatedly offered to disclose to the DOJ voter data that is already public, without the need to reveal private data protected by state and federal law. The DOJ has declined those offers.
Attorney General Bondi knows full well that the Governor has no formal role in managing our elections or maintaining our voter registration system. She is also well aware that this specific request is the subject of active litigation with our office.
Our position on the federal government’s request to access Minnesota voting records starts and ends with the law. The law does not give the federal government the authority to obtain this private data. Minnesota is not alone in declining to disclose sensitive personal data on voters. So far, thirty-one other states have said no. DOJ is in active litigation with twenty-four of those states– and the courts have swiftly dismissed DOJ’s claims in three of them.
In Minnesota, we will continue to follow the letter of the law, which requires us to protect the private data of our voters.
It is deeply disturbing that the U.S. Attorney General would make this unlawful request a part of an apparent ransom to pay for our state’s peace and security.
More broadly, the federal government must end the unprecedented and deadly occupation of our state immediately.
The tactics used by too many ICE agents have been dangerous, destabilizing, unnecessarily cruel, and counterproductive. They are tactics that often seem aimed at instilling fear more than protecting the public.
Finally, I have been heartened by Minnesotans’ resolve thus far to remain peaceful and law-abiding. I want to echo the calls by public officials of all kinds to de-escalate, even when the federal government appears to want escalation. We should continue to meet darkness and division with light and compassion.
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Americans Are Leaving the US in Record Numbers
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Read the article?
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Trump threatens to sue Grammys over Trevor Noah joke
Dang he really went there. This is great lol. His joke about Trump and Minaj in the beginning was also funny.
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ProtonMail provides information used to identify email owner...
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Pam Bondi’s Prepared Insult Flash Cards Exposed by GOP Rep
“This is not a game, secretary.”
“I’m Attorney General.”
“My apologies, I couldn’t tell.”
GG…
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Read Bondi's Letter to Minnesota's Governor
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon has issued the following statement in response:
The answer to Attorney General Bondi’s request is no. Her letter is an outrageous attempt to coerce Minnesota into giving the federal government private data on millions of U.S. Citizens in violation of state and federal law. This comes after repeated and failed attempts by the DOJ to pressure my office into providing the same data.
Minnesota’s elections are fair, accurate, honest, and secure. Every step of the way they are organized by local officials – Minnesotans who do honest, hard work to ensure their neighbors, friends, and family have access to a secure ballot.
Our office has already provided the Department of Justice a detailed explanation of how we successfully manage and secure our voter registration files. Yet, without alleging any wrongdoing by Minnesota, the DOJ continues to demand that we disclose private data such as social security and drivers’ license information. We have repeatedly offered to disclose to the DOJ voter data that is already public, without the need to reveal private data protected by state and federal law. The DOJ has declined those offers.
Attorney General Bondi knows full well that the Governor has no formal role in managing our elections or maintaining our voter registration system. She is also well aware that this specific request is the subject of active litigation with our office.
Our position on the federal government’s request to access Minnesota voting records starts and ends with the law. The law does not give the federal government the authority to obtain this private data. Minnesota is not alone in declining to disclose sensitive personal data on voters. So far, thirty-one other states have said no. DOJ is in active litigation with twenty-four of those states– and the courts have swiftly dismissed DOJ’s claims in three of them.
In Minnesota, we will continue to follow the letter of the law, which requires us to protect the private data of our voters.
It is deeply disturbing that the U.S. Attorney General would make this unlawful request a part of an apparent ransom to pay for our state’s peace and security.
More broadly, the federal government must end the unprecedented and deadly occupation of our state immediately.
The tactics used by too many ICE agents have been dangerous, destabilizing, unnecessarily cruel, and counterproductive. They are tactics that often seem aimed at instilling fear more than protecting the public.
Finally, I have been heartened by Minnesotans’ resolve thus far to remain peaceful and law-abiding. I want to echo the calls by public officials of all kinds to de-escalate, even when the federal government appears to want escalation. We should continue to meet darkness and division with light and compassion.
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Single dose of psilocybin provides rapid relief from depression in double-blind study
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Trump signed an executive order intended to speed up access to medical research and treatment based on psychedelic drugs.
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The Mullvad founder gave millions to extremist far right party
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How a company likened to a sex cult is lobbying Trump for pardons
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team effort, thanks
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TIL The location of the G-spot is typically reported as being about 50 to 80 mm (2.0 to 3.1 in) inside the vagina, on the front wall
I came for the comments
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US layoffs hit 17-year high, more jobs cut last month than in any period since 2009
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No problem. Source
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Why Peter Thiel Is Decamping to the End of the World
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Yes, the one the US bailed out.
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YSK you can turn off Google's personalised advertising. This prevents them from using things like your browsing history, search history, or personal data to serve you customised advertisements.
Go through all your settings: https://myactivity.google.com/more-activity